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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 19:59

We head off to Houston in 1.5 weeks time for 10 days to see relatives and would like to break the trip up with a 3-4 day road trip somewhere. Not necessarily hours of driving as we have 4.5yo DD who will get sick of sitting all day in a car but somewhere interesting to check out. DH was supposed to do the "research" but now 1.5 weeks out, predictably we are ideas-less. Any suggestions from knowledgable Texan ladies would be appreciated.

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Latest post on 25 April 2011 - 10:38

Just wanted to report back to all the ladies that gave great advice for our recent trip - thank you. We got back last week and as per the advice of the EW's below checked out: - Houston Aquarium (great) - Houston Childrens Museum (great, DD loved it) - George Ranch (loved it!) - Did a road trip to San Antonia, courtesy of the link posted below and the Fiesta was on at the time so got a real Mexican taste for SA. Stayed near the RiverWalk and had a ball. Also drove back via Austin as recommened. Thanks again ladies. :)

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Latest post on 26 March 2011 - 08:48

I'm not Texan but was in Houston last summer with an 8 and 10 year old. If you have to study, there are so many things in do in Houston itself when you take a break from studying - lovely zoo, science museum, kids museum, aquarium etc - many of them have special free event for kids on certain days of the week. I would also suggest a walk through the Arboretum. San Antonio is great for a few days but if you want to do a couple of shorter drives that don't take up a whole day, my kids enjoyed a tour of the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory about 45 mins drive (which ends with a big scoop of you-know-what): http://www.bluebell.com/the_little_creamery/visiting_blue_bell They also loved going to see a real Texan ranch with real cowboys (45 mins drive): http://www.georgeranch.org/visit/ <em>edited by desertdoc on 26/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 25 March 2011 - 12:43

Just a few miles outside SA is San Marcos with huge outlet shopping malls. Well worth a visit. San Marcos also has a lake where you can go for a journey in a glass bottomed boat and see all the fish etc. Austin is also about an hour from SA and is a great place to visit. Capitol of TX, lots of art and great food, and places to hear great music. Worth checking out. In SA stay as close to the river as you can. No need for a car, just go down to the river and ride the boat to restaurants and to the Alamo etc. Hope you have a great time.

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Latest post on 25 March 2011 - 10:57

Thanks for the tips ladies - some great ideas! Really appreciate it and now looking forward to seeing more than just Houston. :) Edited to say though not looking forward to getting DD and myself on to US time and back to UAE time 10 days later - ouch! <em>edited by SJAussie on 25/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 25 March 2011 - 09:10

Shopping in san marcos is great! There is also a small coastal town just south of houston called kemah. Boardwalk, boat rides, restaurants, outdoor entertainment., etc. Its an easy day trip

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Latest post on 25 March 2011 - 07:32

how about San Antonio? http://www.visitsanantonio.com/index.aspx Never been there... but heard it's a nice place... oh yaI forgot about SA. You could check out the Alamo and do Sea World all in one trip :). They even have some caves and caverns nearby that people go to, forget what they're called San Antonio is a great place to visit. Also outside of San Marcos is Aquarena Springs. That is a great kid friendly place to visit. <em>edited by bornconfused on 25/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 22:48

We just moved from central TX a couple weeks ago. Typically central TX is a wash of blue right now with the wild bluebonnets this time of year and the tradition is to plop your child down in the middle of bluebonnets and take their picture. Unfortunately central TX got very little rainfall this year and the bluebonnets are expected to be very scarce, otherwise I'd tell you to get some good bluebonnet pictures. SA is a great town! We were married there on the River Walk along a spot called Marriage Island so SA always holds a special spot in our hearts. Between San Marcos (best outlets EVER) and SA is a town called New Braunfels and they have a great waterpark called Schlitterbahn. If it's warm enough, you could spend a whole day there. Corpus Christie has a nice aquarium and they have some great military ships that you can tour.

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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 21:07

Austin and the hill country is fab, about 3 hours drive but completely boring and flat until you get just outside Austin. But the city is great, good food, music and just very eclectic. Not so typical college town. As PPs said, San Antonio is great too. Very different vibe, more history with the Alamo and fantastic river walk. There are two or three hotels that are right on the river, very fun to stay there. I think it's a similar length of drive. If you're after more of a day trip Galveston is good. If you go to Austin San Marcos (the outlets) is not too far out of your way and has super cheap shopping.

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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 20:51

Thanks for your replies ladies - some great ideas and I will now do some quick research based upon your ideas (am supposed to be studying for an exam though!). According to the link posted San Antonia is even having a festival while we are there - could be a good option! and SeaWorld is bound to be a hit with DD. Thanks again for your ideas. :)

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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 20:32

Hill country is gorgeous and San Antonio is a fun place for children. Hill country might be too much of a drive though-how many hours are you willing to drive?

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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 20:30

how about San Antonio? http://www.visitsanantonio.com/index.aspx Never been there... but heard it's a nice place...

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